Pierro is very proud to be recognized as one of the top 100 wineries of Australia by Halliday's wine companion. Coming in at 60 in the 2025 list.

Dr Mike Peterkin is somewhat of a maverick. A polymath, and a fiercely driven and productive one at that. His Pierro vineyard was first planted in 1980 with a density of vines up to 5500 per hectare. There are naturally much higher density plantings now, but it is sill well up on today’s averages, and it was generally anathema at the time. Mike was no doctor that dabbled, though. After his medical degree, he studied winemaking and viticulture at Roseworthy and worked at both Cullen and Alkoomi. His were informed decisions.

He is famously credited with making the first Margaret River semillon sauvignon blanc while working at Cullen in 1979. That morphed into his L.T.C blend, which took that concept and added ‘a little touch of chardonnay’. It’s an enduring classic of the region, and it is as good as ever. Naturally, cabernet-based reds are made here, and they are excellent, as is a leading example chenin blanc, but it is with chardonnay that Pierro’s greatest acclaim is reserved. The Pierro style has always been one of intense detail, texture, expressive fruit and power, but not at the expense of balance, nuance and thrilling drive.

The 2023 Pierro Chardonnay was awarded 97 points by Jane Faulkner: "I’ve tried this quite a few times because I can’t get enough of it, as it’s the most detailed and finely tuned chardonnay from Pierro to date. It is beguiling, precise and elegant." Enough said.